unguligrade
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unguligrade
- /ʌŋˈɡjuːlɪˌɡɹeɪd/ UK
- /ʌŋˈɡjuːləˌɡɹeɪd/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin ungula (“claw, hoof”) + -grade (“means of walking”) (from Latin gradus). Compare French ongulograde.
adjective
- That walks on hooves. It has perhaps not been observed hitherto that the terms Digitigrada, Unguligrada, and Plantigrada fully apply to the Arthropoda, or that the manner in which the animals treat the ground and the corresponding structure of their feet deserve special attention as distinctive characters of classes and
noun unguligrades
- An animal that walks on hooves. Dr. [Philip] Sclater submitted a classification of the Ruminating Artio-dactyls to the Section, in which he separated the Antilocapra from the other Unguligrades.
Translations
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adj that walks on hooves
| Español | ungulado |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 蹄行性 tíxíngxìng |
| Français | onguligrade |
| Italiano | unguligrado, unguligrada |
| Русский | копы́тные kopýtnyje |
noun animal that walks on hooves
| Español | ungulado |
|---|---|
| Français | onguligrade |
| Deutsch | Spitzengänger |
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